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University of Virginia Cemetery: Confederate monument (1893), by Caspar Buberl. [9] Justin Greenlee draws a parallel between the erection of this monument, at whose dedication slavery was denied as a cause of the Civil War, and the adjacent cemetery for slaves, which was robbed of bodies for dissection in UVA's School of Medicine and Anatomy. [19]
Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Military: Depicts this Coast Guard Station's life-saving activities & history as well as the many ship-wrecks off the Virginia coast. Old Court House Civil War Museum: Winchester: Winchester: Shenandoah Valley: Civil War: Old Cranks Motorcar Museum ...
The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War.The museum operates three sites: The White House of the Confederacy, the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, and the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox.
VIRGINIA BEACH — A statue of a Confederate soldier that once stood near Virginia Beach’s City Hall will be moved to private land in the southern part of the city and maintained by a foundation.
The Norfolk Confederate Monument was a Confederate memorial in front of the Norfolk Southern Museum in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The monument was removed in June 2020. Description and history
The Richmond National Battlefield Park commemorates 13 American Civil War sites around Richmond, Virginia, which served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for most of the war. The park connects certain features within the city with defensive fortifications and battle sites around it.
The Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works is located in the restored pattern building and offers three floors of exhibits, an interactive map table, a film about the Civil War battles around Richmond, a bookstore, and interpretive NPS rangers on site daily to provide programs and to aid visitors.
It was named for Major General Benjamin Huger, commander of the Confederate States Army's Department of Norfolk at the time it was built. Fort Huger was an integral part of the Confederate Army's James River defenses in late summer 1861 through spring 1862. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]